GCCs ramp up hiring for AI, data, cybersecurity professionals; face talent shortage: Report

Artificial intelligence (AI), data and cybersecurity accounted for 30.3% of technology hiring demand at Global Capability Centres (GCCs) across the country in the July-September quarter of 2026, up 4.5 percentage points from the preceding quarter, a report said on Thursday.

India’s GCCs are directing a greater share of technology recruitment towards specialists who can deploy AI, manage data and secure enterprise systems, according to the India GCC Tech Talent Landscape – Q2 FY27 Report by staffing and workforce solutions provider Quess Corp.